U.S. conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died: Fox News

[ChakaKhan]

8 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

 

A visibly stunned Rush Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

As were decent Americans witnessing an award lose all of its value and its intended purposes other than political neediness from a delicate wounded petty small man.....

[Jeffr2]

3 minutes ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

It's undone many a right winger. There was Dr. Laura's rant about the NAACP, on her long running radio show supposedly offering family advice. There was Hank Williams Jr letting us know how he really felt about a black man in the white house, so that we'd never hear "Are you ready for some football?" again. Then most recently, Gina Carano decided to make an abrasive comment toward the ethnicity most in charge of her employer, then was shocked to find they had sacked her.

 

Free speech? Snowflakes? Or sometimes, you just gotta know when to shut up. From an ethical standpoint certainly, we should all just be nice to other, but also from a practical business standpoint, which conservatives should surely understand, knowing there will be consequences to actions toward your employers, sponsors, or customers.

 

Anyway, Rush. My grandma caught his short lived TV show in the 90's. She thought he was ridiculous. She worried about him getting a heart attack with how worked up he got. Well, he somehow ended up winning that battle. Rest in peace, Rush.

Kinda like Lou Dobbs being canned from Fox for spewing lies? Great job by them! Sadly, they've got a lot more to go.

[Bluespunk]

While not celebrating this man’s death, certainly not feeling any sorrow.

[Jeffr2]

From my earlier link from the NY Times.

 

Sounds like a few members posting here. They should read this article and do some introspection.

 

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Mr. Limbaugh’s most loyal listeners developed a capacity to excuse almost anything he did and deflect, saying liberals were merely being hysterical or hateful. And many loved him even more for it.

 

[Andy from Kent]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

What a repugnant post. Celebrating someone's death because they don't hold the same opinions as you.

 

 

Are you really so blind, Sir, that you're unable to see the hate spewed  by Mr. Limbaugh every time his program aired?

 

Have you no decency?

[JonnyF]

5 minutes ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

Are you really so blind, Sir, that you're unable to see the hate spewed  by Mr. Limbaugh every time his program aired?

 

Have you no decency?

 

I wasn't a fan. However it is common decency to show some respect to the deceased even if you disagreed with their opinions.

 

Celebrating someone's death with a graphic depicting dancing on someone's grave is pretty childish, and rather pathetic in my opinion. 

[Eric Loh]

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

No need Bro. I'm well aware of the hypocrisy and vindictiveness of the extremist loony leftists already ????.

Can you name just one extremist loony left talk show host? I can only find liberal and progressive hosts. Please educate me. 

[johnnybangkok]

'I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure'.

 

Mark Twain

 

[Jeffr2]

29 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

No need Bro. I'm well aware of the hypocrisy and vindictiveness of the extremist loony leftists already ????.

You really show do an introspection. Look at what said.  Talk about loony.

[xylophone]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

What a repugnant post. Celebrating someone's death because they don't hold the same opinions as you.

If that's what it was only about, then I would agree with you, however this man was a vile, repugnant individual who spread hatred, racism and division with his alt right-wing rants and lies, as well as criticising others whilst he did the very things he supposedly reviled.

 

Would not be surprised if the devil himself kicked him out because he was too wicked for the inhabitants therein!
 

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

I use to really like Rush. Then he lost the plot. Conservative media outlets like his are destroying America.

....along with Republicans and that Trump fellow, now what was his name again???

 

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by PatOngo

[Captain Monday]

He helped created an industry of giving  people someone to hate. It will only get worse. Heard first part of his podcast the other day. Guest host. [The election was stolen, the insurrection justified,  the real violence was instigated by agents or allowed by the deep state.]  He was awarded the Presidential medal of freedom because no way a man like Trump could have ever been elected without 30+ years of the likes of Rush, his imitators  and the endless flood of lies.

 

 

[xylophone]

4 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

....along with Republicans and that Trump fellow, now what was his name again???

 

 

Loser someone or other............

[Jeffr2]

6 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

....along with Republicans and that Trump fellow, now what was his name again???

 

 

I use to be a Republican! Many years ago. I started listening to Rush around 1990. Just while I was driving to work.

[PatOngo]

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

I use to be a Republican! Many years ago. I started listening to Rush around 1990. Just while I was driving to work.

When did you come to your senses and realize the error of your ways?

 

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by PatOngo

[Chomper Higgot]

I’m pleased he hung on long enough to see, despite his own contribution of lies and misinformation, Democrats take the Presidency, Congress and the Senate.

 

Lung cancer I hear, and after all he had to say about smoking.

 

Well that’s one bit of science denial that bit him hard.

 

 

 

 

[jcsmith]

I liked his TV show in the 90s. He was funny. I viewed all that stuff at the time as light hearted humor, political for sure but amusing. I feel like over the years he became much more of an actual political figure and his inciteful rhetoric was harmful. 

[Jeffr2]

6 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

When did you come to your senses and realize the error of your ways?

 

 

Iraq II. The Tea Party didn't help either. Though I liked some of the things they were trying to accomplish.

[stevenl]

7 pages already, IMO he really was not worth that.

[Slip]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

What a repugnant post. Celebrating someone's death because they don't hold the same opinions as you.

 

Unfortunately we often see this type of vitriol when the mask slips from the virtue signaling left. Disgraceful.

Oh the wonderful irony of your virtue-signalling, pearl-clutching post criticising someone who was doing the exact opposite.  Thanks for the laugh.

[Jeffr2]

14 minutes ago, stevenl said:

7 pages already, IMO he really was not worth that.

Agreed. But many of Trump's supporters here don't seem agree with you.  LOL

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3 hours ago, donnacha said:

All of the people you mentioned are on television, not radio, and none of them are funny. Their whole schtick was repeatedly making the same predictable jokes about George W. Bush, then going oddly quiet during Obama, then going into turbo-mode during Trump. Boy, they're going to miss him.

Television involves lots of money and is, therefore, easily pressured into sticking rigidly to the establishment line. Just look at how many people are now getting canceled for expressing thoughts that would not have raised any eyebrows just a few years ago. That is not a healthy recipe for creativity.

Radio and podcasts have far more freedom, but actually need to be entertaining to retain an audience.

 

Sure, TV is not supercompetitive. Fox tried to do a funny news show. It died almost immediately. But even if it were true that radio was the true test right wing commentary spiced with jokes is dying there too. 

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2 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Your response doesn't answer my question. 

 

"Why is Conservative talk radio so popular? I only ever listened to one liberal station out of the Bay Area, but way more conservative radio celebrities in Ca. "

 

I grew up just east of SF and I only found one liberal kind of talk radio station and it was so bad for reception. These conservative talk shows don't condone or incite violence, but it's an old stand by line for the liberals. 

The question you should be asking is why is conservative talk radio dying?

[Caldera]

Not a day too soon for that oxygen thieving hate monger to depart.

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Your response doesn't answer my question. 

 

"Why is Conservative talk radio so popular? I only ever listened to one liberal station out of the Bay Area, but way more conservative radio celebrities in Ca. "

 

I grew up just east of SF and I only found one liberal kind of talk radio station and it was so bad for reception. These conservative talk shows don't condone or incite violence, but it's an old stand by line for the liberals. 

"Why is Conservative talk radio so popular?"

Because of a lack of critical thinking by the audience.

[Solinvictus]

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Spent alot of time driving in Ca. listening to Rush L.  

I used to fall asleep with the TV on when I was a kid and it was often Rush. That or 'Cheers.'

[Solinvictus]

He never really debated anyone did he? For example his views versus someone who is a well spoken progressive or even someone with such statue such as Chris Hedges.

 

Nope I don't think Rush was much into that. I'll be corrected though if I'm mistaken.

[Jingthing]

41 minutes ago, stevenl said:

7 pages already, IMO he really was not worth that.

Well I think that when a historically significant villian dies its just as big a news event as when a historically significant hero dies.

 

There is a straight line from Limbaugh to the former president guy. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by Jingthing

[J Town]

Anybody that broadcasts a song "Barrack the Magic Negro" is a disgusting miscreant racist as are those who like that sort of thing.

[J Town]

7 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

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There is a straight line from Limbaugh to the former president guy. 

The former president and Limbaugh made a mockery of the presidential medal of freedom. ????